B43 Indoor Swimming Pool, Finckensteinallee, Berlin-LichterfeldeThe restoration of this extensive South-Berlin pool prioritized the intelligent integration of technical and restoration questions, while placing particular emphasis on the sensitive handling of the historic substance from the design point of view.The baths, designed by Karl Reichle and Karl Badberger and opened in 1938, were built on the site of a former cadet school and were originally used as a physical training facility for the SS Leibstandarte. At the time of its original completion the competition-standard complex with its 25 x 50 meter pool was the largest and most modern pool in Europe. In the post-war decades the swimming pool was used by US allies stationed in Berlin, subsequently becoming part of the Berlin Pools Association in 1994. In 2006 the hall was closed due to both wear-and-tear and construction defects.
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Architects: Veauthier Meyer Architects

Location: Finckensteinallee, 12205 Berlin, Germany

Client: BBB Infrastruktur

Area: 12300.0 sqm

Project Year: 2014

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Scope Of Work: HOAI phases 1-5

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